Summary

The article “You Can’t Go Home Again” by Tariq Ramadan begins by explaining the situation 50 years before the article was published, and how it has changed, especially in the last 20 years. Ramadan mentions that 50 years ago, the majority of Muslims who came to Europe intended only to work there until they earned enough money, and then to return to their countries of origin. This generation had a simple background and did not study the Islamic religion. They practiced Islam only according to their culture of origin. Since they believed they would not be staying long in Europe, they did not try to integrate there.

Ramadan adds that many of these immigrants never went back to their home countries and that their children grew up learning European practices. In this way, the Islamic communities in Europe changed, as they all became part of a wider community of European Muslims.

The article argues that thi...